Granada Hills

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Granada Hills is a wonderful and authentic late Victorian era (circa 1900) 18k yellow gold cluster ring. This antique halo engagement ring centers a glittering 0.46ct EGL certified Old European Cut diamond graded H color and SI1 clarity. The center diamond is simply surrounded by eight prong-set Old Mine Cut diamonds totaling approximately 1.00ct in weight. Granada Hills is a classic example of the original halo style engagement ring. The scintillating accent diamonds add a bit more sparkle and brilliance to the stunning center diamond. The ring is currently a size 7 and can be sized to fit.

The Victorian Period was named for Queen Victoria, who inherited the throne of England in 1837 when she was only 18 years old. Victoria was young, beautiful, and loved immensely by her subjects. Her tastes in fashion and jewelry were highly regarded and inspired the Victorian jewelry trends of the time. Queen Victoria was married in 1840, and she wore a snake motif ring (a symbol of eternal love at the time) set with her birthstone, a brilliant green emerald, as her engagement ring. In the Victorian era, it was very common for birthstones to be used instead of diamonds for engagement rings. After Victoria’s beloved Albert passed away in 1861, the queen went into the customary mourning period for 18 months, which inspired the gold lockets and black jet pieces commonly seen in this period.